Cottage Cheese- A Better Choice

Do you love lots of dressing on your salad? A look at the label will reveal two tablespoons can be up to 150 calories of fat, sodium & sugar. There's absolutely no nutritional value in it. The fat free or low fat alternatives aren't much better.
It's expensive, but often on sale for $2 a 16 oz. bottle or $6 for the 64 oz of Greggs Dressing. I'm on the war path to better health, though.

Here's how to get protein & calcium instead, with a fraction of the calories. Use cottage cheese! Yuk, my son-in-law & grandkids say! Try it, you might like it! Put a generous helping of plain old cottage cheese on your salad. It's delicious!

If that's not enough flavor, blend a 16 oz creamy Knudsons (or any kind) cottage cheese with 1/2 Hidden Valley Ranch packet and add 1 cup plain yogurt. It's better for us than the slimy alternative. Allan is on the band wagon with this one. Success!!

Now how do we replace chips, french fries & pop? We could just not buy them. Ouch!!

Looking for a Great Night In?

With Valentine's Day this weekend. I don't recommend eating out, because every restaurant will be crowded & the wait long. Irritating!!!

Instead pick up a few steaks at the store. They're on sale this week (T-bone or Ribeye for $4.49-$4.99 pr lb). Toss a yummy salad, pick up some fresh veggies & garlic toast. Grill those steaks, salmon or chicken. Pull out the Zatarin's rice (Jambalaya or black beans is my favorite). A nice baked potato or Stovetop is quick. Have strawberries, ice cream or a brownie sundae for your sweet tooth.

Light a few candles to set the mood. Throw on a table cloth & your best dishes. Flowers are expensive right now, so use photos or a branch with red hearts attached. Feed the little ones before, they can be the waiters or invite them, too. Use your best manners, eat slowly & talk about fun memories. Now enjoy! You have just saved yourself $50+.

Here's a Tip: Call this or any handsome young man to do the work. It looks like he's having fun. Turn on some music & wah lah you have a very nice Valentine's meal on a dime.

Wanted: A Birthday, Come & Gone

Why is it when we're young our birthdays don't come soon enough.
As a teen we want to & often say we are older than we are.

After arriving at the ripe old year of ?, we hide, stuff
or forget our real age & start wishing on that star.

But sooner than you imagine we're old & tough.
Our senior citizen years aren't really off, very far.

Happy Day, Sis, Happy Day!!